This is an example of a Power Plays™ fail.

Ok, so they sell tiles. Interior Design. A passion many people discover when they buy or renovate a home.

“These porcelain wall or floor tiles are made by photographing real life street art (graffiti) and then reproducing that onto tiles. Amazing. Each tile is quite unique. Designers are doing some amazing things with our Street Art tiles!”

What’s my problem? Well, I know a couple of street artists (yes, “graffiti” artists) and I know what they would think about this:

Bogus.

Going around and photographing peoples street art and profiting from it maybe an entrepreneurial idea, but the customers will never truly achieve what they want to achieve with this purchase…. Street Cred.

Yes, I’m putting it in 80′s breakdancing movie terms.

The essence of Power Play’s is: Seeking admiration as a source of power. When it comes to seeking out street art as a way to bring interesting talking pieces into your home, my humble advice is to go to the source. I’m willing to bet your downtown district, no matter where you live, has an art walk or art event on the calendar… or even a kid with a spray can. Support that instead of appropriated, generic reproductions.

Then you’ll be authentically living the Power Plays™ Human Truth™ : “Not many people know what I know and do what I do.”™

“With the unique Swoop n Scoop®, the Obol makes every bite as crispy as the first bite.”

This well designed bowl gives you the option of crunchy cereal and much more.  And by much more, it also seems that you can have a mountain of Oreos ready to dip in the milk section… (I know I’m not a sweet tooth but, really? How many cookies can you eat in one sitting??) I’d probably go for the keeping “crispy crackers with soup” option.

But there’s the point of the Deity Complex™ wave.  The human Truth™ is “It’s my world, my way”.

When it comes to food people can get dead serious about personal preferences.  I would never call myself a “picky eater” but there are some things I wont eat because I just hate the texture.

It’s about “demonstrating the value of control”, and in a world where we feel less and less control over parts of our lives – food is often the one thing we CAN stamp with our identity.